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Basic Education
Engagement with Teacher Unions; with Deputy Minister
3 Mar 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education [NA]
In a virtual meeting, the Committee met with the National Teachers Union (NATU), the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie (SAOU), the Professional Educators’ Union (PEU), the National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA), and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). The teacher unions briefed ...
Basic Education
National Senior Certificate Examinations Outcomes: DBE & Umalusi briefing
2 Mar 2021
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education met on a virtual platform to receive a briefing on the 2020 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations outcomes by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training (Umalusi).
Highlights of the ...
Basic Education
Implication of SONA: Admissions and NSFAS Funding and Support; with Minister & Deputy Minister
23 Feb 2021
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Select Committee on Education and Technology, Sports and Arts and Culture, met virtually to receive a brief from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) ...
Basic Education
DBE Quarter 2 2020/21 performance; Report on Introduction of Coding and Robotics
16 Feb 2021
The Department of Basic Education briefed the Portfolio Committee on its Second Quarterly Performnance Report for 2020/21 and presented an Updated Status Report on the Introduction of Coding and Robotics as a new component of the national schools curriculum.
Most of the Department’s non-achievement in the second quarter was ...
Basic Education
Matric Exam progress; Trends in International Mathematics & Science Study (TIMMS) 2019: with Deputy Minister
10 Feb 2021
Video: Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, (National Assembly)
20 Jan 2021 |
Reopening of Schools; Matric Exam marking: update with Deputy Minister |
In a joint virtual meeting, the Deputy Minister reported to the Portfolio and Select Committees that the 2021 academic year had begun successfully in terms of receiving workbooks, food ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Committee Reports & Minutes
4 Dec 2020
In its final meeting for the year, the Committee convened on a virtual platform to consider and adopt the minutes of meetings on 13, 17, 18 and 24 November 2020, and the second quarter 2020/21 reports of the Department of Higher Education and Training and the Department of Science and ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
NRF, HSRC & SANSA 2019/20 Annual Reports
24 Nov 2020
The Committee convened for a virtual briefing by the National Research Foundation (NRF), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) on their 2019/20 Annual Reports.
The Foundation first gave an overview of its strategic objectives reported that some of the challenges ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Articulation Policy: DHET, CHE, SAQA, QCTO progress reports
18 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology
Articulation Policy for Post-School Education and Training (PSET)
The Committee met virtually with Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Council on Higher Education (CHE), South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO) to assess ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
DSI & DHET Quarter 2 2020/21 performance
17 Nov 2020
The Committee met virtually with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to receive briefings on their second quarter performance reports.
DHET said in total, there were 86 targets for the 2020/21 financial year. For the quarter under review, only four ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Follow-up meeting on allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NSFAS response to Committee questions & NEHAWU briefing
6 Nov 2020
Video: Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Technology (NA) 06 Nov 2020
30 Oct 2020 |
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09 Oct 2020 |
Allegations of maladministration at NSFAS: NEHAWU briefing & NSFAS response |
In a follow-up virtual meeting, ...